Japan has opened a new chapter in its history.

I am advocating a weak yen to a certain extent.

I tend to agree with many aspects of President Obama's policies.

History offers examples of winning in diplomacy after losing in war.

I am not a hereditary politician and do not have any substantial asset.

The safest nuclear power or energy policy is to realize 'zero nuclear power.

The safest nuclear power or energy policy is to realize 'zero nuclear power.'

Interactions between fathers and children are the starting point of education.

A society of children first is a society that nurtures smiling faces in everyone.

A society of 'children first' is a society that nurtures smiling faces in everyone.

If you are unable to understand the cause of a problem it is impossible to solve it.

This outrageous and vicious act of violence against the United States is unforgivable.

India and Japan should develop a complementary relationship in information technology.

Japan is the only country in the world which suffered from the scourge of nuclear weapons.

So, Japan as a country has lost its vigor, it feels very much closed in for various reasons.

So, Japan as a country has lost its vigor; it feels very much closed in for various reasons.

The real reform Japan needs is decisive politics when we face issues that need to be decided.

It is possible for Japan to become the model of a society that does not rely on nuclear power.

I will carry on the torch of reviving Japan that the Democratic Party received from the people.

I speak of the old Japan, because out of the ashes of the old Japan there has risen a new Japan.

The pains felt by Asian countries are our own pains. Disaster in Asia is nothing but ours as well.

A loach can't emulate a goldfish. Because of my looks, the public support rating for us won't rise.

We will not fail your expectations of us as a new nation dedicated to peace, democracy, and freedom.

I think the forms of terrorism are becoming very diverse, amongst them cyber-terrorism, for example.

A vote for Japan is a vote for the future of rugby. We will do our best to make rugby a global sport.

We pray that henceforth not only Japan but all mankind may know the blessings of harmony and progress.

The desire to see Okinawa returned to Japan developed into a broad national consensus among our people.

Chinas development is an opportunity for the international community, for Japan and for the Asia-Pacific.

Nuclear arms and atomic power represent a technology in which coexistence with man is extremely difficult.

China's development is an opportunity for the international community, for Japan and for the Asia-Pacific.

It is the earnest hope of our people that the world may see the day when all nuclear weapons are abolished.

On the strength of strong public support, I will have (the postal reform bills) passed within this session.

It is not productive to see things in simple black and white, and talk in either anti-nuclear or pro-nuclear terms.

Privatization of the postal system has long been characterized as absurd, but I have always said it is only logical.

After the Second World War, people in Japan no longer died for their country, and even that expression was no longer used.

It is my policy to deepen the Japan-U.S. alliance and to deepen security and economic relations as well as personal exchanges.

In fact, the Senkaku Islands are... inherent territory of Japan that is recognized in our history and also by international law.

When the world has 1,000, 2,000, 3,000 nuclear plants, can we call that a safe world? I think we need to properly have this debate.

The question arises whether private companies can bear responsibility when considering the large risks involved with nuclear business.

The greatest problem in Japanese politics over the last two decades is that we put off what needed to be done. We have to overcome that.

I have advocated postal reform for many years. The parliament said it was an absurd argument. The people have said it was the right thing.

While many technological measures can be taken to secure safety at nuclear power plants, such measures on their own cannot cover great risks.

The current situation of the earthquake, tsunami and the nuclear plants is in a way the most severe crisis in the 65 years since World War II.

I believe in any country, matters that relate to its territory would, of course, provoke strong sentiments amongst the people of that country.

There's a tendency for the yen to strengthen because it's rated highly, but I don't think that accurately reflects Japan's economic performance.

I will set a target for the reduction of (government) employees ... I will implement the reduction of the total personnel costs of the employees.

Almost a century has passed since Japan first entered the world community by concluding a treaty of amity with the United States of America in 1854.

This quake, tsunami and the nuclear accident are the biggest crises for Japan [in decades] ... We will continue to handle it in a state of maximum alert.

It is only natural that for any statesman at the helm of any government the question of his country's security should be a concern of the utmost importance.

It is my strong hope that an environment will be created in which both of our countries can cooperate for the realization of a world without nuclear weapons.

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